ANHA - 2017-08-07 17:45TIRBÊSIPIYÊ – Members of the Women’s Social Defense Forces (HPC-Jin) protested against the aggravated isolation of the Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan and attacks against the Afrin and Shahba cantons. HPC-Jin’s press release on the subject was rea ... 58

BAS News - 2017-08-07 10:50 ERBIL — Two Kurdish products have found their way in the Paris International Film Festival 2017 to go on screen and compete for the best awards. According to Iranian Mehr news agency, ‘Women’s Role’ and ‘Ax of the Life’ are the two accepted short films, ... 54

BAS News - 2017-08-06 15:10 ERBIL — The Romanian government has agreed to take in 400 Kurdish Yezidi women who have survived the Islamic State (IS) and now suffering from physical and psychological traumas, Sinjar Mayor Mahama Khalil said. According to the official, the Romanian go ... 75

Kurdish & ME Women's Organisation - 2017-08-04 03:55 Three years after the Yazidi Genocide, KMEWO calls on the Kurdish and Iraqi governments to act on the horrific human rights abuses suffered by 6,470 abducted Yazidi women and children. On August 3, 2014, Islamic State (IS) began an attack on the Yazidi c ... 67

Aranews - 2017-08-01 03:19 ARA News The deputy commander of the Army of Revolutionaries, or Jaysh al-Thuwar, Ahmed al-Sultan, said on Monday that they will start to recruit women, after being inspired by the heroism of Kurdish and Arab female fighters in the ranks of the US-backed ... 75

ANHA - 2017-07-22 18:18GERMANY- Dozens of Kurdish community people in Emden city in Germany have gone on a sit-in to condemn the Turkish attacks on Afrin and al-Shahba to support their people’s resistance. To continue the campaign that was launched by Kurdish Women Organization ... 73

The Kurdish Project - 2017-07-15 03:06 Women's rights activist Malala Yousafzai spent her birthday in Mosul with young Iraqi girls to talk about girls' education. The post ‘All My Hopes Came Back’ appeared first on The Kurdish Project. ... 60

L'Important - 2017-07-10 10:31 A meeting was held in Sulaymaniyah by Kurdish women from Europe and four parts of Kurdistan in preparation for the 3rd International Women’s Conference where opening speeches were given and activit... ... 24

BAS News - 2017-07-03 15:57 ERBIL — Iraqi lawmakers have issued to the Iraqi government multiple demands for the liberated Kurdish Yezidi women, one of which is to provide them with a monthly salary under social protection law. “Iraqi house of representatives has issued the Iraqi g ... 46

BAS News - 2017-06-30 12:05 ERBIL— Several more Kurdish Yezidi people were freed from the Islamic State (IS) captivity in Mosul on Friday, including an elderly woman. Salim Kato, a Yezidi officer from the Iraqi army, told BasNews the elderly woman was freed in Shifa neighborhood of ... 22

BAS News - 2017-06-19 13:10 SINJAR — The Kurdish Yezidi female Peshmerga forces voiced their support for the referendum on Kurdistan Region independence from Iraq, stating that Yezidi women and girls will no longer be able to live with the very people who betrayed them in 2014. Kha ... 65

BAS News - 2017-06-17 21:51 ERBIL — Italian coast guard has arrested 38 migrants from Kurdistan Region during the past two days for trying to illegally enter the country on their way to northern European countries. According to local sources cited by Kurdistan24, 10 men, 11 women a ... 29

The Kurdish Project - 2017-06-14 22:32 Syrian Kurds are freeing Yazidi women enslaved by ISIS members. Get the full story here. The post Revenge for Sinjar: Syrian Kurds Free Islamic State Slaves appeared first on The Kurdish Project. ... 79

Kurdish Studies Network - 2017-06-04 21:45Kurdish Studies invites academics, policy makers, activists, and students to submit high quality academic papers on the topic Women and War. Over the last years Kurdish women have become highly visible in international media coverage through different typ ... 22

The Kurdish Project - 2017-05-25 09:39 Kimberley Taylor is the first British woman to fight ISIS in Syria. The post What It’s Like to Stand Alongside the Kurdish Women Fighting ISIS appeared first on The Kurdish Project. ... 65

Ruwayda - 2017-05-18 12:39Why do Kurdish women compete against each other instead of trying to work collaboratively to achieve political goals? Kurdish women, like their male counterparts, seek to advance their careers more so than working collaboratively. According to Pierre Bour ... 40

E-Kurd - 2017-05-18 04:52 SULAIMANI, Iraq’s Kurdistan region,— Women in Sulaimani city in Iraqi Kurdistan, came out last Thursday protesting against a Kurdish Islamic book that considers driving for women forbidden. They organized a car parade on the city’s streets. They also dro ... 18

Ruwayda - 2017-05-15 07:02Kurdish women can often be their own worst enemies in relation to challenging the normative status quo, especially when it comes down to what constitutes as feminism in the region. This might sound strange, but for some reason, the word ‘feminist’ has bec ... 57

The Kurdish Project - 2017-05-12 21:58 Kimberley Taylor from Blackburn is part of the all-female Kurdish force battling to rout Islamic State. The post ‘Hundreds of Us Will Die in Raqqa’: The Women Fighting ISIS appeared first on The Kurdish Project. ... 69

BAS News - 2017-05-10 19:37YPG forces kidnap 50 villagers, including women ERBIL— After Kurdish forces in Rojava (Syrian Kurdistan) attempted to arrest a deserting Arab conscript, they were confronted by the Arab tribes north of the city of Hasaka, and the crossfire caused several ... 68

BAS News - 2017-05-07 21:08 She dedicates the award to Yezidi women ERBIL- Diman Zandi, who played the major role in a movie about the trauma of the Kurdish Yezidi women under Islamic State (IS) captivity won the title for the best actress in the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Fest ... 64

BAS News - 2017-04-10 00:46 DUHOK — A total of nine Kurdish Yezidis, including four women and five children, were freed from the grip of Islamic State (IS) militants on Sunday, an official said. “They will arrive in Duhok [province of Kurdistan Region] on Monday to be reunited with ... 4

BAS News - 2017-04-09 18:57 ERBIL — The Islamic Republic of Iran since 21st of March has placed at least 18 Kurdish citizens in detention, said a monitoring group. Human rights observer Hangaw Group revealed that two women are among those detained in this period. They are from vari ... 18

KNC Geneva - 2017-04-06 20:01On April 5, 2017, the secretary-general of the Kurdish National Council in Syria has expressed its strong condemnation of the chemical bombing on civilians, mainly women, children and elderly people, in Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib Province. It leaves no doubt ... 5

BAS News - 2017-04-04 14:29 The rescued Yezidis consist of 5 children and 2 women DUHOK — As the fight against the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq is nearing its end, seven more Kurdish Yezidi abductees were freed from the extremist group on Tuesday. Kurdistan Region’s Directorate of Ye ...

Waar Media - 2017-04-02 14:30 WAAR-DUHOK: Pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) Ağrı parliamentarian and the Party Women’s Assembly Spokesperson Dilan Dirayet Taşdemir has been detained in Muş where she was participating in the referendum campaign. Taşdemir is expected to appea ... 2

ANF/English - 2017-03-30 11:49The 32nd CoE Local and Regional Administrations Congress has accepted by a majority vote the report on practices like the trustee appointments to Kurdish municipalities, arrests of co-mayors and shut down of women’s and children’s services. ...

E-Kurd - 2017-03-20 00:15 SULAIMANI, Iraq’s Kurdistan region,— According to nongovernmental organization Wadi, 57% of Iraqi Kurds between 14 and 19 years old underwent an excision of the clitoris. Honor killings by male family members are still common in Iraqi Kurdistan, and many ... 3

BAS News - 2017-03-19 18:14 They were taken to Raqqa in Syria DUHOK — Kurdistan Region’s Directorate of Yezidi Abductees Affairs stated that eight Kurdish Yezidis including women and children were freed from the grip of the Islamic State (IS) in Raqqa, the group's stronghold in Syr ...

KurdPress - 2017-03-18 11:19Female Kurdish fighters, who represent less than 1% of the roughly 200,000 peshmerga forces, have become “the bankable icon” of the fight against the Islamic State. But beyond the illusions of a land that supports women’s rights, the reality in Iraqi Kurd ... 3

Waar Media - 2017-03-15 22:19 WAAR-DUHOK: Rojava Kurds hit the catwalk on March 10, 2017, to demonstrate traditional Kurdish attire during a fashion show. The show was sponsored by a local political party and featured 15 women and seven men modelling a range of traditional attire. Th ... 4

BAS News - 2017-03-14 20:45 NEW YORK — A delegation from Kurdistan Region is taking part in the 61st meeting of United Nation’s Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York. The first meeting was held on Monday with the participation of Pakhshan Zangana, the Trustee at Kurdi ... 11

E-Kurd - 2017-03-11 21:49 DIYARBAKIR-AMED, Turkey’s Kurdish region,— Thousands of Kurdish women on Wednesday demonstrated in the southeastern main Kurdish city of Diyarbakir in Turkish Kurdistan to demand their rights and protest against injustices against women on International ... 1

E-Kurd - 2017-03-11 21:49 SULAIMANI, Iraq’s Kurdistan region,— Dozens of Kurdish women have collaborated together in an online campaign, intending to end gender-based cyberbullying in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region. The campaign is called #KurdishWomenEmpower, and was initiated by Lanja ... 1

Ruwayda - 2017-03-09 15:47While some women were celebrating International Women’s Day with slogans, flowers, and pretty selfies, I could not help but wonder, what are they celebrating? Perhaps they live in an “alternative” reality because the situation of women has only improved o ...

E-Kurd - 2017-03-08 16:09 HEWLÊR-Erbil, Iraq’s Kurdistan region,— According to the statistics of Hengaw website for human rights in the Iranian Kurdistan, 23 Kurdish women and girls are held in prisons in Iran. On March 8th, marking the International Women’s Day, the website rele ... 5

BAS News - 2017-03-08 15:58 Two female inmates have been sentenced to life imprisonment ERBIL — According to the statistics of Hengaw website for human rights in the Iranian Kurdistan, 23 Kurdish women and girls are held in prisons in Iran. On March 8th, marking the International W ... 6

BAS News - 2017-03-08 15:58KRG wishes a happy day to all the Kurdish women ERBIL — On March 8th, the International Women's Day, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Council of Ministers reiterated its continuous efforts to rescue the Yezidi women still held in Islamic State (IS) ca ... 1

Waar Media - 2017-03-08 15:57 WAAR-DUHOK: On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Kurdistan Region President Masoud Barzani praises the sacrifices made by Kurdish women throughout history. Barzani specifically congratulated the International Women’s Day to the mothers, wives an ...

ANHA - 2017-03-08 15:57Before a while, the events of Afrin celebrations in the International Women’s Day have been launched in Afrin canton with participation of Kurdish, Arab, Yazidi and Alawites women. ... 1

BAS News - 2017-03-08 01:30 ERBIL — On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Kurdistan Region President Masoud Barzani praises the sacrifices made by Kurdish women throughout history. Barzani specifically congratulated the International Women’s Day to the mothers, wives and da ...

ANHA - 2017-03-03 23:20AMUDA – Citizens protested against the attacks against Nusaybin and Shengal in the Canton of Jazira. Kurdish and Arab citizens from Amuda, Qamishli and Hasaka gathered at the Free Women’s Square in Amuda to protest the recent attacks against the Kurdish p ... 1

BAS News - 2017-02-18 11:52 He was captured by the Kurdish Counter-terrorism forces during Kirkuk attack ERBIL — The Islamic State (IS) militant Ammar Hussein who is now a captive in Sulaymaniyah province confessed that he has raped more than 200 women from Iraqi minorities particu ... 1

Roji Kurd - 2017-01-15 00:07In 2016, some 81 Kurdish inmates from Iran received in total 300 years of custody for different felonies. In the same time, six Iranian Kurdish women were also altogether sentenced to 162-month term, a human rights watch organization reported. According t ... 1

ANF/English - 2017-01-13 13:36Antoine Comte, lawyer for the families of the three Kurdish revolutionary women murder in Paris, said: “Ömer Güney’s death benefits all parties except us. It serves the interests of the Turkish and French states, but not ours.” ...

ANF/English - 2017-01-13 12:42Antoine Comte, lawyer for the families of the three Kurdish revolutionary women murder in Paris, said: “Ömer Güney’s death benefits all parties except us. It serves the interests of the Turkish and French states, but not ours.” ...

ANF/English - 2017-01-13 11:34Two Kurdish women from Denmark, one doctor and one nurse, created an initiative to send medical equipment to hospitals in Rojava Kurdistan and they are about to reach their goal. ...

The Guardian - 2017-01-12 09:24Kurdish authorities’ closure of Yazda leaves more than 1,200 women and children without any support, warn activistsKurdish authorities have shut down a key charity that was supporting women and children from the Yazidi minority who survived Isis sexual sl ... 1

The Kurdish Project - 2017-01-10 00:01Learn how the YPJ in Syria is widening its operations to include Arab women who want to join the fight against ISIS in 2017. The post Female Kurdish Fighters Announce New Training Academies for Arab Women to Take on ISIS in Syria appeared first on The Kur ... 3

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